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It's easy to think that what we bring to the world goes unnoticed. I spend a lot of time on my own painting with no feedback but my own.I wanted to share this message I received from a collector a few days ago."Good Morning! I just wanted to thank you for arranging for us to pick up the piece yesterday. Your work is extraordinary and unique. I've been an admirer of your art for years so it was nice to meet you in-person and have another one of your beautiful pieces in my home. I look forward to being able to attend one of your shows here in LA in the near future. Hope you have a great week and get out to see the sun."It's important to remember the good things and not only focus on the critics. I feel very grateful for the collectors that support my journey.
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It was a pleasure to create this Commission for @seetwo. I was happy to collaborate with @earthtechnologies as they are the world's 1st #ZeroWaste Eco-board production facility. Check them out! I am reborn every morning and I decide what I will be that day. Will I be an artist, will I be a surfer or a mix of all the facets of my life. I love painting on surfboards as the smooth surface feel like silk. I hope to paint many more in the future. email me at info@ugononis.com if you have any questions and/or want to commission art. -
Acrylic on Metal.When @paleochef came to me to create a one of a kind birthday present for the one and onlyJavier “Chicharito” Hernández @ch14_ , she presented me a challenge: create art on a lock for his locker at the Stadium. I have never painted on such a small surface and I was excited to try something new. Javier's nick name is the horse so that was my starting point. In the back I encapsulated energy in the shape of a ball using my free flowing color composition. I hope he like his present; I know I had a great time creating this art for him. -
This study and the many more to come will help me understand what I am able to achieve with oil paints. I am a long way from mastery but I am proud of myself for taking the first step. Thank you to the artists who inspire me and make me want to create art daily.
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A Few Steps.40 x 40 in (101.6 x 101.6 cm).Oil on Paper. (framed)This painting is available for purchase.This is a celebration of my favorite colors, pink and teal. A party between me and the canvas. The result is many hours of joy and learning.After many year wanting to develop a new practice with oils, I am moving forward. It is more demanding that acrylics but it is also bringing me a lot of satisfaction. The oils make me work for it but I can see and feel the potential to deepen my art. I have always loved to do things differently from one painting to the next, this is why I don't have a style I do over and over; the potential of new discoveries has always won over the know quality. I might miss the mark but the process is always more rewarding and the reason I make art is for the process not all the other stuff around it. -
I found this picture from a few years ago. It was a nice day and I think you can see I am very relaxed on this big white couch. The painting is part on my black on black series. I haven't done one in a while, I wonder what would be different now. I would maybe use oil paint for the lines and have more texture. I find that looking back to my older work sparks new ideas. Take great care of yourself and your loved ones. -
After painting a dot, I observe where my brain takes me. I let my subconscious guide me to the next dot. When it's all done, I get to enjoy a playful pattern. The simple colors bring me back to the game: twister, they brings me back to my discovery of the American culture as a foreign exchange student. I moved from Paris to LA with a 5 year layover in NYC to be closer to the ocean and the waves. I remember being 8 years old and reading surf magazines, hoping that one day I would ride waves. I am happy to call Venice Beach my home. Surfing is one hell of a drug. It's very hard to get but when you get a good wave it can makes you high for a few days. There is a saying In surfing: To surf well you have to connect the dots from the bottom of the wave to the top. This painted surfboard is me connecting the dots. Thank you to @annamaiche for her modeling talent and to @staywildswim for creating Sustainable Swimwear.
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Big Bo.48 x 60 in (121.92 x 152.4 cm).Acrylic on Canvas.This painting is available for purchase.I feel at home with these bright colors. I feel true to myself creating this super bright and chromatic art. What I create is part of my journey. I am creating just to see what will happens on the canvas and in my life. Big Bo is a step I took and I am proud it. what does this painting mean? It means that I am closer to the end now than when I created it so I better enjoy my day. I am grateful for my family, friends and collectors. Thank you to @lanajoliecarlson for being a great friend and art dealer for almost 10 years. -
I created this piece for a partnership with a reusable water bottle company. This print is shipping out to Paris soon and I can't wait to show you the bottle with my art on it. I hope you all have a reusable bottle so that we help lower the amount of plastic bottle I see floating in the ocean when I go surfing. The warmer days are coming to LA and I am so excited to be surfing. Surfing has been a big help during the quarantine for me and the millions of new surfers in the water :). I hope you all have this kinda of flow creating activity in your life. Have a beautiful Monday. Thank you.
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I got a card for Valentine's day. Well I actually found it on the ground on my walk but it's the same, almost. It made me happy that somehow this lovely card came into my life and inspired me to create. I hope all of you lovers out there are having the best day. Stay romantic San Diego.
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LOVE 40"x 40"
Acrylic on Canvas.
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NO MIND. 48x48 inches.
Acrylic on Canvas.
I just finished and delivered this commission to a new collector. It’s now time for me to lay out in the sun and enjoy the moment.
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Sittin' and relaxin'These two portraits will be part of international group show “UNPLUGGED”